1. B Y D E N N I H E P B U R N
SIX JOBS IN THE MEDIA
INDUSTRY

2. SPORT REPORTER
At Media City they have people handling different opportunities. Such as; reading the
news on one of their many radio stations, presenting on one of their radio
stations, reading the news on telly, being a presenter on telly, producing, editing and
being a journalist. On the 14.3.13 we went down to The Lowry to visit Media City and
see what they did, how thing’s worked and what peoples jobs were. We met Bill who
did Sport Journalism. His job was to travel out to football matches, commentate, get
the scores and go to the conferences where he would ask the footballers and
managers questions on the game.
He began his career by working towards a Sport Journalism degree. With having
this, he said it didn’t make a difference, he learned throughout his time in the Media
career that people don’t have to have a degree to be a journalist. During University
he was on a hospital radio show, this was to give him the experience in a radio studio.
He had often wanted to be a Sports journalist on a radio show. He also volunteered at
the BBC radio, this also was for experience and even though he was working nonstop
for no money, by the time a job came up, he was the first to be asked.
He now works long hours and sometimes at weekends, however, this doesn’t bother
him because he says this is his dream job and he had been told all his life that being a
journalist would mean the long hours and he just said that he knows and doesn’t
care, this is what he wants to do.

3. STATION MANAGER
Station Manager have the responsibility of making sure everyone is meeting deadlines
and is doing what is asked of them. This is a very important job because they keep
everyone within the station up to date and ensure they are doing the work. In
Commercial radio the job title Station Director may also be used in reference to the
manager of a local or national station. In some organisations a Regional Director may
have responsibility for more than one station. Most stations also have a Programme
Controller or Programme Director. They also keep in control how the presenter speaks
to the audience and making sure that the radio show is also suitable for the age group
they are entertaining.
The specific responsibilities of a Radio Station Manager vary between different
broadcast organisations and between stations, depending on how the station is
funded, the size of the organisation to which it belongs, and the division of
responsibilities within a station management team.
To become a Station Manager it would be good to begin in one area of the making of
a radio show. Because Station Managers have a lot of responsibilities, it would be good
to have experience in each form of work, so learning about reporting, producing and
editing. Managers will have to do most of the planning, understanding
advertising, copy right issues, what kind of Radio Show it's going to be and Media
law, what they can and cannot do in the Radio industry.

4. RADIO PRESENTER
Radio presenters are the voice of a radio station. They keep the audience
entertained and they tie the radio show together. They are responsible for creating
the tone and style of Radio output and establishing a relationship with listeners. They
may also be required to carry out a range of other production tasks, as well as deliver
content for related websites or other mobile platforms. In most cases the Radio
presenter, or "DJ", don't get to choose what is played on the radio station, they have
the team tell them what to say and what to play. However, if the presenter is popular
enough, they genuinely pitch in with their own ideas of what the script should be like
and what should be played.
The DJ also has the responsibility of interviewing guests, therefore, they have to learn
about the person they are interviewing and make them feel comfortable in the way
they speak to them and interact with them.
Having experience performing would help gain confidence for this term of work.
Knowing how to DJ would be the main advantage and would help you find the work
easy. Being able to talk to people confidently, would be the main key to being a
radio presenter. Djs such as Chris Moyals and Nick Grimshaw are popular to the
public, there for they can demand a larger salary. To become a popular DJ, you
have to be experienced and able to connect with the audience. Chris Moyals, for
example, he has brought out albums of parody's he has created him self with other
celebrities. This shows he can make money by selling his work on an album.

5. DIRECTOR
Directors are often known for being in charge of
everyone's own responsibilities. The director has to work
very close with most people in the whole filming process.
Such as; camera person, sound person and lighting
person. This is so they know how the director wants a shot
to look. Whether it be, a close up shot, sound increase or a
dim scene. These four jobs are very important because
they create what is shown on the music video and are the
ones that represent the work being filmed. The director will
work with producers for more ideas and editors in the post
production stage, this to make sure the right parts are
being edited. Some directors will scratch film so that it has
an old fashioned film look. A very different way to edit.

6. CAMERA PERSON
The camera persons responsibilities are highly important
because they control what we see and what the director has in
mind. The camera person has to make the directors vision a
reality and this can be very difficult when it isn’t your ideas. The
camera person has to understand the director and know what
they want in a shot. This is done by story boards. This is a more
visual way of showing the camera person what the
frame/shot/scene should look like. This will help ensure that the
camera person is knowing what the director wants. Also, the
camera person has to also work with the sound people, this is to
make sure the scene fits with the music and to make sure no
equipment is in the way of the shot/frame/scene. Other than
this, the camera person has to look after equipment such as;
tripod, lenses, different cameras (pro go/slow motion)
depending on what the director wants in their production.

7. SOUND
Sound recording has many responsibilities in the editing area, in
that they have to record the artist(s), more than once to make
sure they get it correctly. After the many takes, they have to
choose the best one, then edit notes that are out of tune, any
parts that need cutting or adding effects to the sound. Even
before they record, the sound management may need to
change the key of the backing track if needed. If it’s a
band, they need to record all the instruments so that they can
edit each individual instrument to the right volume. The sound
team will have to work closely with the director and camera
person. The director will tell them what needs cutting, which
parts they may want effects and any other changes that need
changing. The sound team need to make sure the
microphone(s) are working, that the recording equipment is
picking up sound and that it is set to the right level of sound.